死sei2守sau2

sei2 sau2sǐ shǒu

English

to defend one's property to the death
to cling obstinately to old habits
die-hard
to defend a place or something to the death

粵語 — Cantonese

堅決咁守住一個地方或者一樣嘢，就算死都唔放棄

Examples

其鄄城、東阿、范縣三處，賴荀彧、程昱二人設計相連，死守城郭。
At Juancheng, Dong'e, and Fan counties, thanks to the strategic planning of Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, the locations were connected, and the cities were defended to the death.
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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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